WIA Incentive Grant Summaries - PY 2004

West Virginia $685,054

The funds are to be used in the following ways:

Enhancing the Advantage GED Distance Education program by extending literacy services to areas of the state that are rural and hard to reach using the traditional center-based programs. The Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs will be delivered to non-comprehensive Workforce West Virginia centers and additional Career Technical Education Centers;

Through the Workforce Investment Interagency Collaborative Team, increasing collaboration between and among the state agencies directly involved in workforce investment activities;

Developing a fully integrated workforce system that delivers comprehensive employment, training and related services to job seekers and employers; and

Facilitating team integration and systems building at the upcoming WORKFORCE West Virginia Annual Conference 2006.